Security Review

Is mountroyalmarket.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 90/100

Established family-owned grocery store in Duluth, MN with 30+ years of operation, verified physical address, and positive local reviews.

mountroyalmarket.comScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 95·MT 88
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/66
All engines report clean
Domain Age
12 years old
Registered Sep 30, 2014
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
Mount Royal Market operates as a genuine local grocery business at 1600 Woodland Ave, Duluth, MN 55803, with a verifiable 30-year operating history. The domain is 11+ years old with clean antivirus scans and valid SSL encryption. Independent review sites show consistent positive feedback: 4.2/5 stars on Tripadvisor with 17 reviews praising the deli and prepared foods, and 88% recommendation rate on Facebook. Our web research found zero scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative indicators across multiple sources. The business registration is active and matches the physical location, phone number, and operator name (Scott Driskill). The site functions as a standard local-business website with store information, weekly ads, and a link to an online shopping extension.
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Page Content

The website presents standard local-grocery-store information including store hours, location details, weekly advertisements, and links to online shopping. The about page accurately describes a family-owned operation spanning over 30 years with customer service as a stated priority.

Infrastructure

Domain registered 4,275 days ago (approximately 11.7 years) through NameSilo. SSL certificate is valid (Let's Encrypt) with 29 days remaining. Hosting IP 67.225.243.158 has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score. No redirects, homoglyphs, or suspicious domain patterns detected.

Domain History

Long-established domain with consistent ownership and no history of suspicious activity. WHOIS privacy is disabled, showing legitimate business transparency. The age and stability of the domain align with a real, operating business.

Web Reputation

Zero detections across our antivirus network (0/66 engines). Clean browser blocklists. Independent review aggregators show positive local presence: Tripadvisor 4.2/5 (17 reviews), Facebook 88% recommendation (34 reviews). No scam reports, complaints, or fraud mentions found in web searches. Business registration confirmed active in the United States.

Positive Signals
5
  • Domain registered 11+ years ago with stable, consistent ownership history.
  • Physical business location verified at 1600 Woodland Ave, Duluth, MN 55803 with matching phone number (218) 728-3665.
  • Positive local reviews across multiple platforms: 4.2/5 on Tripadvisor, 88% recommendation on Facebook.
  • Zero scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative indicators found across web searches.
  • Valid SSL certificate and clean antivirus reputation (0/66 engines flagged).
AI Recommendation
This is a safe, legitimate local business website. You can confidently visit the site for store information, hours, and online shopping without concern.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for mountroyalmarket.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
11 yrs
Registered Sep 2014
Business registration
Active · United States
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
3 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain mountroyalmarket.com is the official website of a physical family-owned grocery store operating for over 30 years at 1600 Woodland Ave, Duluth, MN 55803.
  • Site offers in-store information, weekly ads, and links to online shopping at shop.mountroyalmarket.com; includes standard policies (privacy, terms, refund/shipping).
  • Positive local presence: 4.2/5 on Tripadvisor (17 reviews), 88% recommend on Facebook (34 reviews), mentioned positively in Reddit threads about Duluth groceries.
  • No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews found across web searches for "scam", "fraud", "complaint".
  • BBB profile exists but business is not accredited; no complaints listed in available data.
  • Unrelated 2024 news about an assault incident inside the store (perpetrator charged); not connected to business legitimacy.
  • Employee reviews on Indeed/Glassdoor mixed (some positive community mentions, some management criticism); no customer scam indicators.
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Tripadvisoropen

    "This is a grocery store, but there is a very good deli and prepared foods selection as well as a bakery and Caribou coffee options. Great meat and veggies"

  • Facebookopen

    "88% recommend (34 Reviews)"

  • mountroyalmarket.com/aboutopen

    "Mount Royal Market has been your local, family-owned and operated grocery store for over 30 years. Customer service is our top priority."

Business registration
Status: active · United States

Long-established (over 30 years) family-owned grocery store at 1600 Woodland Ave, Duluth, MN 55803. CEO listed as Scott Driskill. Physical location with online shop extension.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found Mount Royal Market to be a verified, family-owned grocery store operating for over 30 years at a physical Duluth, Minnesota location. Independent review sites show consistent positive feedback: Tripadvisor (4.2/5 stars, 17 reviews) and Facebook (88% recommendation, 34 reviews) both praise the store's deli, prepared foods, and bakery. Business registration is active and matches the physical address, phone number, and operator details. Zero scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative indicators were found across scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources. The store is mentioned positively in local community discussions about Duluth groceries.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 66 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 66 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless66Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Clean
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age12 years old
RegistrarNameSilo, LLC
RegisteredSep 30, 2014
ExpiresSep 30, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12
ExpiresJul 14, 2026 (29d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingLiquid Web, L.L.C
Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPLiquid Web, L.L.C
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on mountroyalmarket.com and not a lookalike like m-ountroyalmarket.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on mountroyalmarket.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • mountroyalmarket.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 90/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. mountroyalmarket.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 29 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • mountroyalmarket.com is 11.7 years old, registered on 9/30/2014 through NameSilo, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 66 antivirus engines in our malware network report mountroyalmarket.com as clean.
  • No. mountroyalmarket.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • mountroyalmarket.com resolves to an IP operated by Liquid Web, L.L.C in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 14, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around mountroyalmarket.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·mountroyalmarket.com
SAFE

Mount Royal Market is a legitimate, family-owned grocery store in Duluth, Minnesota that has operated for over 30 years. The website matches a real physical location with consistent contact details, positive local reviews, and no fraud reports.

This is a safe, legitimate local business website. You can confidently visit the site for store information, hours, and online shopping without concern.

AV engines
66
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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